Romans 10:12

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does Romans 10:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
Romans 10:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Romans 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek, etc..] Some reasons are here assigned, confirming the apostle's sense of the prophet's words, that everyone that believes in Christ shall be saved; for there is no distinction of nations, no superiority on account of carnal descent, or fleshly privileges, no preeminence on the score of the laws and ordinances of the former dispensation, all which are now abolished; nor is there any difference in their state God-ward, all being under sin, and without a righteousness, and all standing in need of the righteousness of Christ, and salvation by him; to which is added another reason, for the same Lord over all, or “is over all”: by whom is…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For there is no difference--or "distinction" between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord over all--that is, not God (as CALVIN, GROTIUS, OLSHAUSEN, HODGE), but Christ, as will be seen, we think, by comparing Rom 10:9, Rom 10:12-13 and observing the apostle's usual style on such subjects. (So CHRYSOSTOM, MELVILLE, BENGEL, MEYER, DE WETTE, FRITZSCHE, THOLUCK, STUART, ALFORD, PHILIPPI). is rich--a favorite Pauline term to express the exuberance of that saving grace which is in Christ Jesus. unto all that call upon him--This confirms the application of the preceding words to Christ; since to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus is a customary expression. (See Act 7:59-60; Act 9:14, Act 9:21; Act…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For there is no difference - In the previous verse Paul had quoted a passage from Isaiah 28:16, which says that “everyone” (Greek, πᾶς pas) that believeth shall not be ashamed; that is, everyone of every nation and kindred. This implies that it was not to be confined to the Jews. This thought he now further illustrates and confirms by expressly declaring that there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek. This doctrine it was one main design of the Epistle to establish, and it is fully proved in the course of the argument in Rom. 1–4. See particularly Romans 3:26-30. When the apostle says there is no difference between them, he means in regard to the subject under discussion. In many…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The same Lord of all is rich - So that his blessings are never to be exhausted, nor is he ever constrained to hold his hand. The great truth proposed in Rom 10:11 is so repeated here, and in Rom 10:13, and farther confirmed, Rom 10:14-15, as not only to imply, that "whosoever calleth upon him shall be saved;" but also that the will of God is, that all should savingly call upon him. Romans 10:13”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“there is no: Rom 3:22, Rom 3:29, Rom 3:30, Rom 4:11, Rom 4:12, Rom 9:24; Act 10:34, Act 10:35, Act 15:8, Act 15:9; Gal 3:28; Eph 2:18-22; Eph 3:6; Col 3:11 Lord: Rom 14:9, Rom 15:12; Act 10:36; Co1 15:47; Phi 2:11; Ti1 2:5; Rev 17:14, Rev 19:16, rich: Rom 2:4, Rom 9:23; Co2 8:9; Eph 1:7, Eph 2:4, Eph 2:7, Eph 3:8, Eph 3:16; Phi 4:19; Col 1:27, Col 2:2, Col 2:3 call upon him: Psa 86:5, Psa 145:18; Isa 55:6; Act 9:14; Co1 1:2 Romans 10:13”
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